James Howard "Howdy" Caton (July 16, 1894 – January 8, 1948) was a professional baseball player. He was a shortstop over parts of four seasons (1917–20) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a .226 batting average in 814 at-bats, with 53 runs batted in. He was born and later died in Zanesville, Ohio at the age of 53. External links 1894 births 1948 deaths Pittsburgh Pirates players Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Ohio Portsmouth Cobblers players Birmingham Barons players Sportspeople from Zanesville, Ohio